Happy Sunday, Crofties!
Our Junior runners kicked off proceedings this week with their usual Monday training session at Wigmore School. Now running in the dark, their Winter training is well under way, especially for the youngsters who are taking part in this year’s Winter XC League. You can read last week’s report to see how they fared in Race One at Bearwood.
As for our Seniors, Tuesday’s session was our first Away Day Run in quite some time, with Eric leading the way with a 4-5 mile route over at Nash Wood in Presteigne. On Thursday it was back to High Vinnalls at Mortimer Forest, Ludlow for one of Tim J’s Long Interval sessions around sections of the Parkrun route. We also had a couple of new faces joining us for both training sessions this week – welcome all!
There was some good running from our Parkrun Crew this Saturday. Toby finished 2nd at Ludlow Parkrun in a time of 22:07. Naomi was our first female, while Guy ended the morning with the highest Age Grade at 71.28%. Steph K and Frank volunteered. Over in Hereford, Sam J would also take 2nd position. His time was 17:05.
Elsewhere, Eric was busy running cross-country once again. This weekend he was taking part in the Welsh Regionals where he finished in 17th position. This is a full 31 place improvement on last year’s race!
This Sunday was very much your typical race day for some of our runners.
First up was this year’s edition of the Nash and Boraston 10k Dash. And, although the race was down on overall numbers, there was still plenty of Sky Blue lighting up the country lanes in the area. Known for the hideous uphill finish, the 10k proved to be another tough one with plenty of undulation throughout the route. At the time of writing, results were not yet available, but at first glance it looks as if our runners did a job well done, with several Crofties taking home prizes. Please keep an eye out on our Facebook page as they will hopefully be posted later on in the week!
Prize Winners:
Lucy Austin – 2nd Lady Overall
Simon Norwood – Age Category Win
Jo Tilby – Age Category Win
Liza Austin – Age Category Win
Two of our resident Croft Fell Runners were out on the Shropshire Hills taking part in the Callow Race on Sunday. Flora would finish in 01:28:51; first in her age category. Tim J would finish in 01:32:24. Guy was also out and about volunteering on the course.
After his brief visit only a couple of weeks ago, Joe L is back racing up in the Scottish Highlands. This weekend he took part in the Drumfada Chase, the 2nd race in a local XC Winter League. We are yet to find any official results, however according to Joe’s Strava he ran just under 8 miles in 1 hour and 8 minutes, describing the route as a “slip and slide!”
Well done all on such a busy week! Please remember that our upcoming training sessions will be available to view on our Facebook page every MONDAY MORNING. In the meantime, don’t forget, we’re always on the look out for your race reports for the website, so get posting them on Facebook or send them to either Sam H, Huw or myself (Bronwyn).